Engineering Jobs at Startups in Cambridge, MA, US
Cambridge has 79 open engineering roles at 16 early-stage startups, and 18% of them are remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 175k to 232k, with a median of USD 194k. 2 roles are new this week.
Who is hiring engineers in Cambridge
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- 79open roles
- 16startups hiring
- 18%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $194Kmedian pay
- $175Ktypical range: lower
- $232Ktypical range: upper
Based on 55 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 55 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
Cambridge accounts for 1% of United States's 6,291 open engineering roles.
Industries
AI and machine learning (55), biotech and life sciences (13) and climate and energy (7) startups have most of the openings.
What engineering work involves at an early-stage startup
You own whole parts of the product rather than one service inside a large system. Expect to write the code, deploy it, and get paged when it breaks. Reviews are quick and the codebase is small, so a decision made on Tuesday can ship on Thursday.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do engineering jobs in Cambridge pay?
Typically USD 175k to 232k a year, with a median of USD 194k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring engineers in Cambridge?
Lila Sciences (46 roles), Alva Energy (7) and Liquid AI (7) have the most; 16 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
18% of these roles are remote; the rest are in Cambridge.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (58% of those that state a level), and 2% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
2 were posted this week.





